CALL OF Duty: Infinite Warfare, Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 were all released within four-weeks of each other in 2016 and sales have so far been robust, but a much bigger prediction has been made over who will ultimately triumph.

Call of Duty: Infinite has been predicted as the game that will cannibalise the other FPS titles

The battle for the most successful FPS crown had some major competition last year, DOOM provided an excellent single player campaign, while the likes of Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 vied for the all-important multiplayer crown.

It feels like the games are far enough apart - in history anyway - for fans to be able to choose the game that fits their playstyle. Fast frantic encounters can be had in COD, whereas Battlefield 1 offers more of a slow burn, while Titanfall 2 has giant robot battles to enjoy.

Sales have been robust for both the frontrunners of Battlefield 1 and Infinite Warfare but how are things going to change in 2017?

Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter has gone on record with his thoughts on how the coming year will take shape for all three games.

Looking at how everything played out in 2016, Pachter explains: “I remember when they announced [that Battlefield 1 and Titanfall 2 would be releasing so close together], I went ‘they’re insane!’ So i think that was pushing the envelope, I think, especially, in the context of Call of Duty coming out.

“Because I think that the audience for the three games is a similar pool of people.

“I think that people either play Call of Duty or they play Battlefield, and in a normal year, they’re both kind of similar, they’re both modern warfare. Battlefield went retro, which was actually smart- I questioned it at the time, but it was smart.

“Call of Duty went future, which is kind of dumb, but again, they at least partition where they are, they are far away from one another. So I think those two at least make sense… and then Titanfall 2 smack dab in the middle.

Battlefield 1 screenshots and They Shall Not Pass DLC images

Battlefield 1 DLC: They Shall Not Pass arrives in March and will include new weapons and four maps.

“I’m not sure why EA did that, I think partly because EA wanted to get 10 million units or more sold of Titanfall, and had they launched at some other time like February, they would have had trouble doing so, because they would have been like six weeks out from the Holiday period.

“I think that had Respawn been able to get Titanfall 2 done, they would have pushed it forward, and maybe launched it in July, and that would have been good cadence.

With this in mind, Pachter believes that ultimately Infinite Warfare is set to slowly chew up the numbers of the other games, adding: “But yes, I think that launching them a week apart means that the two games are cannibalising one another, and that Call of Duty will cannibalise both.

“So I think it’s tough, it’s hard to do it. Very few players are going to do all three.”